Harriette Shear- Gilligan
Aug 26, 2013
Harriette Shear-Gilligan, the daughter of Dottie Smith, was born January 30, 1929, at St. Lawrence, SD. Her childhood years were spent near Miller, SD where she attended school. She was united in marriage to Randall Shear in 1947. They lived in Salix where they owned and operated a bar and she also worked in a chicken hatchery. Following the death...
Leroy 'Herb' Ford
Aug 19, 2013
Leroy 'Herb' Ford, the son of John and Lucy (Heinen) Ford, was born on March 11, 1926, in Cherokee, IA. Herb's childhood years were spent near Cherokee, where he attended country school. In 1943, he graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee at the age of 17. Herb worked for the Illinois Central Railroad for one year before being drafted...
Maralyn Christensen
Jul 31, 2013
Maralyn Jean Christensen the daughter of Ralph and Betty Viola, was born on November 21, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Council Bluffs, IA where she attended school and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1968, followed by a degree in Radiology from The Mercy School of Nursing. On July 13, 1974, she was...
Cheryl Schmidt
Jul 28, 2013
Cheryl Jean (Schultz) (Drefke) Schmidt, the daughter of Ray and Alice (Frazier) Schultz, was born on February 13, 1937 and raised on a farm near Peterson, IA. She graduated from Peterson High School. She married Larry Drefke, and was blessed with five children, Mark, Marilyn, Mike, Merry and Mitchell. The couple later divorced. On August 20, 1988, she married Melburn...
Robert 'Bob' J. Dolph
Jul 22, 2013
Robert 'Bob' J. Dolph, the son of Russell and Bernice (Yatker) Dolph, was born on March 13, 1938, in Red Oak, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Red Oak where he attended school and graduated from Red Oak High School in 1955. Upon graduation he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served from June 1955 to September 1960. On...
Marcella E. Glover
Jul 17, 2013
Marcella E. Glover, the daughter of John and Anna (Kohn) Rupp, was born February 14, 1915, on the farm near Maryhill. Her childhood years were spent near Cherokee where she attended country school. She graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee. She then attended a teacher's academy where she received a license to teach. On February 10, 1941, she was...
Darrel Moller
Jul 14, 2013
Darrel L. Moller, the son of Melvin and Esther (Jensen) Moller, was born in Holstein, IA on September 11, 1942. His childhood years were mostly spent in the Cherokee, IA area, and he graduated from Washington High School in Cherokee. He was united in marriage to Wanda Smith on October 12, 1963 in Cherokee. They first made their home in...
Marjorie Sullivan
Jul 3, 2013
Marjorie J. Sullivan, the daughter of John "Ed" and Fern (Neal) Tawney, was born on April 30, 1920 on a farm near Osmond, NE. When she was six months old, the family moved to Omaha, NE, and then two years later, to Sioux City, IA. In 1935, she moved to Cherokee where she graduated from Wilson High School. She was...
Robert 'Bob' Dean Nelson
Jul 3, 2013
Robert Dean Nelson was born on June 8, 1932 in Cherokee, IA to Hugo and Ellen (Nord) Nelson. He was baptized in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee and attended country school in rural Cherokee county. He attended elementary school in Alta and Aurelia, moving to Prescott, AZ with his parents in 1944. He attended school in Prescott, graduating from...
Doris Lillian Gottsche
Jun 28, 2013
Doris Lillian Gottsche, the daughter of Aaron and Betty (Nelson) Alm, was born on December 29, 1926, on the family farm north of Cleghorn, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cleghorn where she attended school. She graduated from Cleghorn High School. On July 31, 1948, she was united in marriage to George Gottsche at her parent's farm. Following their...
Laverne Allen Wampler
Jun 22, 2013
Laverne Allen Wampler, age 50, of Johnson City, TN, and formerly of Cherokee, IA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the...
Betty Ruth Krause
Jun 16, 2013
Betty Ruth Krause, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Edwards) Pfaff, was born December 29, 1918, in Sioux City, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux City where she attended school and graduated from Central High School in 1936. On August 30, 1940, she was united in marriage to Harlen E. Conard in Sioux City, IA. To this union,...
Donald F. Specht
Jun 14, 2013
Donald Francis Specht, the son of Frank and Katherine (Mansfield) Specht, was born April 26, 1931, at Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent on his parents' farm. He attended elementary school at Sheridan Township and Maryhill Catholic Schools. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Cherokee in 1948. After graduation Don worked various agricultural related jobs until starting...
Steve Russell Johnson
Jun 10, 2013
Steve R. Johnson, the son of Russell Dean and Joan (Grauer) Johnson was born September 30, 1954, in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent in Buena Park, CA where he attended grade school. He graduated from Savannah High School in Anaheim, CA. Following graduation, Steve enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served three years prior to his...
Geraldine Aileen Brutsman
Jun 10, 2013
Geraldine Aileen Brutsman, daughter of Arthur and Rachael Sunderlin was born August 20, 1927 in Delaware County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Delhi, IA. She received her education at Maquoketa Valley High School in Delhi and graduated in 1944. On December 6, 1947, Gerry was united in marriage to Harry Lester Brutsman in Delhi, IA....
Dorothy Rienfeld
Jun 4, 2013
Dorothy Elaine (Nagel) Rienfeld was born June 11, 1928, at Battle Creek, IA. She was the daughter of Milton and Jeanette (Stoneberg) Nagel of Odebolt, IA. Dorothy lived on farms; first north of Arthur, IA, and then south of Arthur with her parents, and attended country grade schools. She graduated from Odebolt High School in 1945. After graduation she worked...
David C. Peters
May 19, 2013
David Christy Peters was born in LeMars, IA on May 6, 1922, the son of Jay and Cora (Christy) Peters of Marcus, IA. He attended the local schools and graduated with the class of 1939. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WW II, and was stationed in the Pacific. On April 30, 1943, he was united in marriage...
Palmer Franklin Hanson
May 7, 2013
Palmer Franklin Hanson was born in Sioux City, IA on March 12, 1921 to Lars and Alma (Anderson) Hanson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at St. Paul Lutheran Church near Elk Point, SD. He attended rural schools in South Dakota. At the age of 15, Palmer joined the Civil Conservation Corp. (CCC) at Belle Fouche, SD...
Norman E. Moon
May 6, 2013
Norman Eugene Moon was born on October 19, 1932, at St. Lawrence, South Dakota to V.A. "Art" and Viola (Turner) Moon. He graduated from St. Lawrence High School in 1950. On June 27, 1953, he was united in marriage to Wanelda Slunecka (of Miller, SD) at Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS. Following four years of military service, he...
Everett O. Wede
Apr 26, 2013
SERVICES There will be no services. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
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